In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’ re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’ s in them.
Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.
小題1:The author has discovered that people will feel happy when ________.
A．they offer their help
B．they receive others’ help
C．they feel others’ kindness
D．they show their weakness
小題2:The author feels sad sometimes because ________.
A．he has a soft heart
B．he relies much on others
C．some people pretend to be kind
D．some people fail to see the kindness in others
小題3:What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?
A．They speeded up to pass.
B．They waited with patience.
C．They tried their best to help.
D．They put on their flashlights too.
小題4:In this passage, the author advises us to ________.
A．handle problems by ourselves
B．a(chǎn)ccept help from others
C．a(chǎn)dmit our weakness
D．show our bravery

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
文章以自己的故事告訴大家要勇于承認(rèn)自己的缺點(diǎn)，因?yàn)樵谌祟惿鐣?huì)中，暴露自己的缺點(diǎn)會(huì)得到別人的幫助和愛心。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第一段后三行I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.可知那些人在給別人提供幫助的時(shí)候，他們感覺很快樂。故A正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第2句sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily.可知D正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段No more angry shouts and no more horns!可知B正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.可知人們不要害怕承認(rèn)自己的缺點(diǎn)，故C正確。
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